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Verath and Lireesa Windrunner

• Sylvanas’s father, Lord Verath Windrunner, was King Anasterian’s chief advisor (9, 122).
• Though nobles, the Windrunners did not usually throw lavish parties like their kinsmen. Instead, they preferred to host small gatherings (9).
• The position of ranger-general was passed down through the Windrunner family for thousands of years (21). Before Lireesa became ranger-general, her mother Alleria held the position (11).
• Due to their status, the Windrunners were free to wander Sunfury Spire and Magisters’ Terrace at any time (105).
• After the Second War broke out, King Anasterian asked Lord Verath to travel as ambassador to Lordaeron City and learn about the danger the Horde posed. Lireesa, reluctant to let her husband go alone, accompanied him (109).
• Both Verath and Lireesa were ambushed and killed in Eastweald before they ever made it to Lordaeron City (117, 122). Unfortunately, their corpses were picked so clean by scavengers it was difficult to tell who had killed them, though the elves initially blamed their ancient enemy, the Amani (119). It was later revealed that it had been the orcs, working in concert with the trolls (127, 131).
• Sylvanas brought evidence of the Horde’s involvement in her parents’ deaths before King Anasterian. Much to her surprise, he burned it, citing a reluctance to put the quel’dorei at risk when they were already well protected. She was sworn to secrecy regarding her discovery (133).
• Though the elder Windrunners did not survive the trek to Lordaeron, their equine steeds made it back to Windrunner Spire mostly unharmed (130). 
• Verath and Lireesa’s bodies were treated with a slight bit of illusion magic, covered in ceremonial palls, and set to lie in state for an entire day so those who wished could pay their respects to the fallen (134, 157)
• The Windrunners’ colors are brown and gold (126).

Alleria Windrunner

• Alleria took after her mother, Lireesa, in both appearance and manner (10).
• Alleria was named after her grandmother (11).
• When Alleria came of age to start training with the Farstriders, Lireesa bestowed a formal test on her. In front of her future peers, Alleria was tasked with hunting and killing a lynx using just a single arrow before the day’s end. She was permitted a knife with which to skin the lynx as proof, though Lireesa explicitly warned her daughter not to use it to kill the animal (11).
• After growing bored waiting for Alleria to complete her trial, Sylvanas ventured out into the forest, only to find the lynx chasing after her sister. Seeing that Alleria had tried and failed to fell the lynx using both her arrow and knife, Sylvanas slew the lynx herself with one of her arrows (16-17).
• While Alleria technically failed the test, it is worth noting that it would not have affected her entry to the Farstriders given she was to inherit the position of ranger-general regardless. As Verath told Sylvanas afterward, the test was more about Alleria proving her mettle and skills to her future peers so they would accept her position as one born of merit rather than privilege (22). 
• Feeling smothered by her mother’s strict expectations for her, Alleria told Lireesa many years later that she did not want to become the next ranger-general. On top of that, she also declared she was taking a small contingent of Farstriders and leaving Quel’Thalas to adventure across Azeroth (72-73). Perhaps embarrassed by this turn of events, Lireesa publicly informed the elven rangers that she was sending Alleria off so the Farstriders could “reclaim the meaning of their name” and explore the world beyond their borders (75).
• Sylvanas, as the next eldest child, took up Alleria’s place as second-in-line (74-75). 
• Prior to Alleria’s departure from Quel’Thalas, Lireesa gifted her daughter with an ornate necklace. It was set with three gemstones - a ruby, sapphire, and emerald - each meant to symbolize one of the Windrunner daughters. The chain holding them all together represented Lirath, their brother (81). At some point, Alleria broke down the necklace and gave each of her sisters a piece (258). 

Lirath Windrunner

• Lireesa went into labor with Lirath the day of Alleria’s test, weeks before the baby was due (25).
• Both Vereesa and Lirath’s names were amalgams of their parents’ names (28).
• Lirath was quite the musical prodigy. He demonstrated exceptional skill with instruments such as the flute, pipes, mandolin, and harp. Lirath was also known for his beautiful singing voice, as well (29-30).
• Though skilled with instruments, the young elf was rather clumsy when it came to weapons (42).
• Lirath impressed Lord Saltheril so much with his musical talents that the noble had him perform regularly at his parties (32).
• Just six months after his debut, Lirath was invited to perform for Prince Kael’thas. Given that the prince spent most of his time in Dalaran and hardly ever ventured to Silvermoon City, this was seen as an exceptionally high honor (33).
• At Prince Kael’thas’ behest, Lirath eventually moved to the Artists’ Quarters in Silvermoon City and began a formal apprenticeship (55). Some time later, he officially became the royal musician, making him the youngest ever to have received the title (76).
• The denizens of Windrunner Village were all killed during the orcs’ invasion of Quel’Thalas during the Second War. Among the casualties was Lirath (159-161). 
• Lirath was buried beside his parents. Though the Windrunners held a public funeral for their parents, Lirath’s was much more intimate and private (166). 

Sylvanas Windrunner, the Ranger

• Sylvanas was named for the woodlands of Quel’Thalas (53).
• Sylvanas named her hawkstrider ‘Snap’ (21).
• The young ranger did not particularly like Silvermoon City and showed remarkable disdain for court politics as a child (23).
• She was banned from Lord Saltheril’s parties after an unfortunate incident in which she snuck into one and spiked some glasses of punch with numbing woundwood powder to get back at young nobles who were insulting her brother (45-47).
• Sylvanas, Lor’themar, and Halduron spent so much time together in and out of archery practice that they became known as “the Trio” (54). 
• She once accidentally spilled wine on Prince Kael’thas at a Remembrance ball (62).
• Lireesa took Sylvanas to an Amani territory marker when she was a child and warned her that the trolls were their enemy (91). 
• Sylvanas and Nathanos shared their first kiss atop Sungraze Peak, only a day before she found out her parents had been killed (115).

Sylvanas Windrunner, the Banshee Queen

• As a banshee, Sylvanas could only see the world in shades of black and white (180). Upon reuniting with her body, she was able to see in color once again (194).
• Sylvanas struggled to remember much about herself and her life after Arthas raised her into undeath (180, 182).
• Sylvanas’ body was magically preserved and locked away in Deatholme, where it was guarded under the watchful eye of Dar’Khan (193). 
• The arrow Sylvanas used to paralyze Arthas was coated in a mixture of woundwood and troll poison (195, 196). It was also fletched with some of the Dark Eagle’s feathers (197). 
• Just before Sylvanas began tormenting the paralyzed Arthas, the shade of a young human girl appeared and distracted her long enough for Kel’Thuzad to intervene (198).
• As undead, Sylvanas remarked that she was unable to feel emotions like joy, passion, or love (218, 226, 273). Later, though, she admitted the truth to herself: she was actually unable to let go of those feelings (344).
• Seeking protection for the Forsaken, Sylvanas initially made moves to join the Alliance. The Banshee Queen handpicked four of her undead to send as emissaries: one from Southshore, two from Lordaeron City, and one from Stormwind - Sarias Colton - who had a living sister in the city. All had been soldiers in life and were so well preserved in death they almost looked as if they could pass for living. Unfortunately, the emissaries were killed on sight before they ever had a chance to parley with the Alliance (232, 233).
• With no choice but to turn to the very people that had massacred her family, Sylvanas sent spies and eventually emissaries to the Horde after learning they had come a long way from their murderous past. Cairne Bloodhoof was the first to welcome her, inviting her to visit Thunder Bluff (235).  
• Sylvanas met with Thrall, Cairne, and Hamuul in the taurens’ capital city. After she pleaded her case for the Forsaken, all parties formally agreed that the undead could join the Horde (240). 
• Sylvanas brokered an allegiance between the blood elves and the Horde a year later for three reasons: 1) to use them as more “arrows” against Arthas, 2) to strengthen her position in the Horde by bringing them another useful ally, and 3) out of a sense of loyalty to her former people (245, 247).
• Lor’themar initially refused Sylvanas’ offer, afraid that the Horde had done too much harm for the elves to see them as allies. Months later, however, he capitulated and agreed to a meeting between emissaries with one stipulation: that it happen in Quel’Thalas. Cairne, Thrall, Vol’jin, and Sylvanas all attended (248, 249). The meeting took place at Farstrider Enclave in what is now known as the Ghostlands (250).
• Sylvanas gave Putress leave to experiment with and concoct a weapon powerful enough to kill the Lich King (214-216). She informed him that if they ever had the slightest chance at destroying the Lich King, he was to deploy the blight. That said, Putress utilized the weapon at the Wrath Gate without her knowledge or explicit approval (263, 268). 
• Though the Banshee Queen did not orchestrate the events at the Wrath Gate, she believed that all of the sacrifices would have been worth it if Arthas had died (270).
• Sylvanas was initially against the idea of experimenting on Forsaken, but Putress convinced her it was much easier than capturing one of the Scourge. She agreed to his terms, so long as the Forsaken in question were criminals and deserving of such a fate (261).

Sylvanas Windrunner, Harbinger of Death

• According to the Jailer, the Arbiter sent Sylvanas to the Maw upon her death at Icecrown (287). She was enraged to discover that the Arbiter judged beings far more monstrous than her, like Zul’jin, worthy of redemption while she had been condemned to the Maw (293). 
• When Sylvanas asked the Jailer’s Val’kyr if they saw any souls reunited with their loved ones in the Shadowlands, they said no (297).
• The Jailer told Sylvanas she’d know he was not deceiving her after she experienced five signs to come: 1) the return of a fiery darkness, 2) her ascension to leadership, 3) a blade piercing the world, 4) the blood of the world, and 5) the toppling of a king and shattering of the sky itself (301).
• While the Banshee Queen believed what the Jailer told her was true, she had not yet decided as of Warlords of Draenor if she was willing to take the final step and fully commit to his cause (314). 
• Sylvanas noted Anduin resembled her younger brother in appearance, but it was really his mannerisms and inherent gentleness that reminded her of Lirath (323, 365, 368).
• Sylvanas chose to pull the Horde forces back at the Broken Shore in order to save them, as continuing to fight would have surely doomed both the Horde and Alliance (325, 334). Even though this technically meant betraying her newfound allies in the Alliance, it was a risk she considered worth taking (334). 
• Sylvanas finally decided to accept the Jailer’s offer and join forces with him after Vol’jin’s untimely demise (326). That said, she continued to harbor some slight doubts for a time (339). 
• Sylvanas sought out Saurfang as an ally, believing that he would be amenable to the Jailer’s goals in time (331, 354).
• As part of her first official assignment under Zovaal, Sylvanas was responsible for meeting with Helya and procuring an item from her known as a Soulcage. With it, she was supposed to compel Eyir into delivering the souls under her command to Helya, who was to then give them to the Jailer (332). 
• After the breaking of the Arbiter and the redirection of all incoming souls to the Maw, Mal’Ganis came to the Banshee Queen and told her of Zovaal’s new mission for her: to kill as many as possible (339).

Nathanos Marris

• Nathanos Marris, a ranger captain from Lordaeron, was sent to Quel’Thalas sometime early in the Second War. He’d been tasked with studying the Amani trolls - given concerns that they were cooperating with the Horde - and bringing his findings to King Anasterian Sunstrider (94). 
• While out on a routine patrol, Sylvanas and Lor’themar were saved from an Amani ambush by Nathanos’ expert marksmanship skills (93).
• After delivering his findings to the king, Nathanos was given leave to explore Silvermoon City with one stipulation: that he be accompanied by a Farstrider. Sylvanas herself rose to the occasion (97). 
• After he was freed from the Scourge’s thrall, Nathanos experienced long periods of forgetfulness where he could not remember who he had been in life (224, 226). 
• Though she carried the secret of her deal with the Jailer for some time, Sylvanas eventually told Nathanos the truth shortly into the events of Warlords of Draenor (314).

Quel’Thalas & the Quel’dorei

• The high elves used to be wary of a rather large and dangerous springpaw lynx nicknamed “Mauler”. Rumor has it that the creature actually developed a taste for elven flesh (17).
• King Anasterian bestowed quel’dorei steeds upon those of high rank or exceptional distinction. Both Verath and Lireesa Windrunner were given one each: Parley and Arrowflight respectively (21).
• On the topic of whether Silvermoon City was predominantly red or blue before the Third War, Sylvanas once commented it was “very crimson” (23).
• There are fireflies in Quel’Thalas (24).
• The quel’dorei celebrate the anniversary of the trolls’ defeat in the Troll Wars every year. As part of this ‘Remembrance’ celebration, the nobles host a ball (31, 55).
• There’s a species of bird indigenous to Quel’Thalas known as the Thalassian red songbird (40). 
• Aeriah Sunfire wrote volumes five through seven of the troll histories. His grandfather, Sunfire the Elder, wrote volumes one through four (52).
• Sylvanas assumed much of her extended family was dead, likely killed in the Horde’s attack on Windrunner Village during the Second War (212).
  
• Three scions of the Salonar house - Belaria, Aravan, and Rendis - also perished at Windrunner Village (159). 
• It took months after Arthas’ invasion for the blood elves to gather all the bodies of the fallen and burn them (202). 

The Farstriders

• The Farstriders were considered above commoners purely on the basis of their skill and athleticism, though they were not strictly nobility (9).
• The position of ranger-general is one of the only hereditary positions in quel’dorei society, next to the monarchy itself. It is traditionally passed from the ranger-general to their eldest child (11, 21).
• During the inauguration of a ranger-general, it is customary to ask all Farstriders present if they will follow and support the new ranger-general (141).
• Once sworn in, the new ranger-general is expected to prepare a small meal and offer it to every member of the Farstriders. This is a symbolic way of showing that the ranger-general will care for all those they are to lead into battle (144). 
• Lor’themar Theron was a full-fledged Farstrider by the time Sylvanas was old enough to earn her own bow (14).
• Lor’themar usually stepped in for Lireesa when she was unable to attend to Farstrider matters (34).
• The leaves of the woundwood tree have certain properties that, when dried and mixed with liquid, form a numbing paste. Farstriders usually kept some on hand to use as an anesthetic in case of injury, though Sylvanas later mixed it with troll poison to paralyze Arthas (46, 195-196). 
• The Farstriders maintained routine patrols near Amani territory in times of peace as tradition, a formality, and sometimes even as punishment (90). 
• Lor’themar, the highest-ranking Farstrider next to Sylvanas herself, was responsible for swearing Sylvanas in as ranger-general (140).
• Most all Farstriders have heard the tale of the “Battle of Seven Arrows,” a conflict in which a small group of elven rangers fended off some of the Amani’s finest warriors. The trolls, normally pacified, launched a surprise attack on a lone elven village. Though they would have been enough to pose a threat by themselves, the Amani commanded a terrifying beast twisted by magic known as the “Dark Eagle”. Lireesa Windrunner’s unit, which numbered just seven, was the nearest to the trolls and moved to intercept them. Though the rangers fought hard, they went through most of their arrows in no time. With just one arrow left herself, Lireesa turned to her six companions and asked each of them for one of theirs before ordering them to fall back while she stayed behind to face the trolls alone. Mere moments later, the elves saw Lireesa running toward them - no Dark Eagle in sight. She had felled it with the seven remaining arrows at her disposal: two for the eyes, one for its throat, and four for its heart. Her strike was so successful, not a single elf lost their life that day (140-141).
• Nothing in the Farstrider code technically stated that one had to be a high elf to join the rangers. This allowed Sylvanas to make Nathanos a Farstrider, though her decision was met with much resistance from her peers (147).

Miscellaneous

• Both dark rangers and San’layn are considered Darkfallen (184).
• Dark rangers’ bodies, not unlike that of death knights’, are magically resistant to decay as a result of the way they are raised (192).
• The Jailer spirited both Frostmourne and the Helm of Domination out of the Shadowlands with the help of secret allies. He wanted them on Azeroth so as to anchor the power of death to the young world soul (288-289). 
• A race of serpentine, lava-dwelling creatures called aells live somewhere in the cosmos. In their culture, consuming their mates when they are near death is considered a supreme act of love (296-297).

The Scourge mounted at least four separate attacks on Light’s Hope Chapel within a span of ten years, none of which were successful. Though small, unassuming, and out-of-the-way, the chapel was coveted by the undead for the very same reason it was ultimately unconquerable: the thousand corpses interred in catacombs beneath its sacred grounds, each of which belonged to a warrior or champion of the Light who had met their end in battles long past [Ashbringer: Dust to Dust,Quest: The Light of Dawn,Comic: Death Knight, Chapter Four].

The sheer number of bodies buried under Light’s Hope Chapel may have made the hallowed sanctuary an attractive prize for the Scourge, but it also made it an incredible locus of holy power. Even in death, the champions’ combined connection to the Light was so potent that their presence alone circumvented multiple Scourge invasions. Though the odds were always in the undead’s favor, they were never truly able to overcome the Light’s power at the chapel, something which may very well have cost them the war against the living [Ashbringer: Dust to Dust,Quest: The Light of Dawn,Quest: The Fourth Horseman].

The earliest confrontation to occur between the forces of the Light and the Scourge at the chapel happened well into the Third War. The Argent Dawn, charged with protecting the holy site, had done all they could to keep it secret, but it was only a matter of time before the undead discovered the truth of what lay under the chapel. Sure enough, a massive army led by Kel’Thuzad moved to attack in the hopes they could raise an army of Azeroth’s strongest and most honored champions to use against the living. Facing overwhelming odds, a young Darion Mograine sacrificed himself during the conflict by plunging the corrupted Ashbringer into his own heart – something which stirred the souls of those buried beneath the chapel. All at once, the Light burst forth in a dazzling display from the ground as far as the eye could see, decimating the Scourge’s ranks and forcing them to pull back, though not before Kel’Thuzad was able to raise Darion as a death knight [Ashbringer: Dust to Dust].

Perhaps spurred by this failure, the Scourge tried again sometime later in a battle infamously known as the Siege of the Sanguine. Designed and orchestrated by a lich named Kirkessen the Zealous, the Siege of the Sanguine is thought to be one of the Scourge’s largest organized assaults on Light’s Hope Chapel. Nevertheless, their attack was quickly routed by the Argent Dawn after Kirkessen personally suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Lord Maxwell Tyrosus [Object: Compendium of Fallen Heroes].

The third and fourth battles to transpire at Light’s Hope are perhaps the most well-known of the Scourge’s attacks on the chapel, having taken place in recent memory. Incidentally, they are also the most similar. In both conflicts, death knights were employed on the front lines and entrusted with attacking the chapel to claim its fallen. Like those before them, the death knights were ultimately unsuccessful, stopped by the power of the Light each time [Comic: Death Knight, Chapter Four,Quest: The Light of Dawn,Quest: The Fourth Horseman]. That, however, is where the similarities end.

While the death knights of Acherus attacked Light’s Hope to raise an army, the third conflict – unceremoniously known as the Battle for Light’s Hope Chapel – was not actually driven by that so much as it was the Lich King’s desire to draw out and slaughter some of the Light’s most powerful champions [NPC: Rayne Dialogue,Quest: The Light of Dawn,Comic: Death Knight, Chapter Four]. Wary of how impregnable Light’s Hope had proven to be after two failed assaults, Arthas resigned himself to a more modest goal and used his death knights as bait to accomplish it. Before either the death knights or Arthas could make much headway, however, the Light weakened them severely. This allowed the death knights present to break free of the Lich King’s indomitable grasp mid-battle and turn against him, putting a decisive end to their incursion [Quest: The Light of Dawn].

Several years later, a cadre of death knights led by Darion Mograine returned to Light’s Hope Chapel at the behest of Bolvar Fordragon. Charged by the new Lich King with raising Tirion Fordring as one of the Four Horsemen, Darion and the others attacked the chapel, only to find themselves stopped by the Light’s presence, as had happened several times before. In an ironic twist of fate, Darion would not only die again at Light’s Hope Chapel, but also be raised a second time in service of the undead – this time as the leader of the Four Horsemen [Quest: The Fourth Horseman].

Kaldorei traditionally exchange small tokens, such as jewelry or accessories, to show their affection for one another [Page: Hairpin of Silver and Malachite,Item: Eternal Bride’s Wedding Ring]. The giving of bracers in particular is a gesture that symbolizes a sacred bond of friendship, trust, and love amongst night elves [Quest: A Cry For Help]. One elf even gifted her husband with a “pendant of bonding,” though it is unclear if that is standard practice for romantic partners in kaldorei culture [Quest: Mortality Wanes].

Preface: Three years ago, I wrote my very first botany post. Inspired by the dozens upon dozens of herb gathering quests I came across as I leveled, I set out to catalogue every single plant in WoW lore. Three years later, I’ve officially covered 100 and somehow still only barely scratched the surface of Azeroth’s flora. Though I have no plans to stop anytime soon, I figured I’d at least put together a masterpost on what I’ve done so far. 

While this is my main lore blog, I’ve recently switched over to posting my botany posts on azerothianbotany to better organize them. You can find the links to every plant I’ve covered thus far in this post, but if you’re looking for something more specific (e.g. a poisonous plant or a magical plant), azerothianbotany has pages that categorize the plants based on their rarity, edibility, uses, etc.   

Here’s to another 100!

The Eastern Kingdoms

• Akiris Reed
• Banshee’s Bells
• Bloodberry Bush
• Corpseweed
• Fenberry
• Ferocious Doomweed
  
• Flower of Luck
• Forest Mushroom
• Mudsnout Blossom
• Plague Tangle
• Rotberry
• Rot Blossom
• Shimmerweed
• Stillwater Lily
• Wolfsbane

Kalimdor

• Arcan’dor
• Bitterblossom
• Bloodpetal
• Death Cap
• Emerald Shimmercap
• Fel Cone
• Flower of Compassion
• Forest Mushroom
• Kawphi
• Laden Mushroom
• Living Ire Thyme
• Moonberry
  
• Moonpetal Lily
• Shimmering Frond
• Shimmerweed
• Tar Blossom
• Thorned Bloodcup

Outland

• Burstcap Mushroom
• Hellfire Spineleaf
• Ironroot
• Olemba Tree
• Sanguine Hibiscus
• Shadowmoon Tuber
• Telaari Frond

Draenor

• Death Bloom
• Ember Blossom
• Frostbloom
• Icevine
• Zangarium Draenormycota

Northrend

• Briaroot
• Cave Mushroom
• Crystalline Heartwood
• Dahlia’s Tears
• Frostberry Bush
• Hazewood
• Muddlecap Fungus
• Murkweed
• Sandfern
• Shimmering Snowcap
• Spiritsbreath
  
• Sweetroot
• Thornwood
• Water-poppy

Pandaria

• Blushleaf
• Lurching Blossom
  
• Jademoon
• Kafa’kota Bush
• Mulberry
• Spideroot
• Tidemist Cap
• Volatile Bloom

Argus

• Everglow Seedling
• Void-Touched Arinor Blossom
  

The Broken Isles

• Aethril
• Bloodflower
• Dreamleaf
• Manaroot
  
• Morning Glory Vine
• Soulcap

Zandalar

• Bloodlasher Seedling
• Bwonsamdi’s Tears
• Gnarl Root
• Prickly Pear
• Prickly Plum Cactus
  
• Krag’wa’s Ire
• Sapphire Amaraina
• Soothing Lilybud
• Stonebloom
• Sweetleaf
• Thistlevine
• Whistlebloom Juicy Fruit

Kul Tiras

• Evermoss
• Gravebloom
• Hearthbloom
• River Carnations
  

Nazjatar

• Coral Lasher
• Deepcoral Bud
• Kelpberry
• Kelp Bud
• Poisonous Spiral Leaf

The Shadowlands

• Adrima’s Lily
• Culex Tree
• Dreadshade
• Midnight Rose

Other

• Darkblossom
• Doomshroom
• Maiden’s Anguish
  

Author’s Note: All lore facts below are taken from World of Warcraft’s second official cookbook, New Flavors of Azeroth. Although some of these lore tidbits are based in canon lore, keep in mind that the cookbook itself is most likely not considered canon.

Human Cuisine

• In Kul Tiras’ early years, something known as the “Great Gravy Incident” occurred. It inspired the Gravy Spray spell, which is practiced by some sorcerer-sauciers (20).
• Nobody knows how old the original sourdough starter was when Gilnean sailors settled Kul Tiras (75).
• While it may have been named for Glenbrook village in Drustvar, Glenbrook pudding actually got its start at sea. Back when Kul Tiran ships could not afford full crews or chefs, sailors favored this pudding because it did not need much attention while cooking, freeing them up for other duties. Since then, Glenbrook pudding has become quite popular in taverns and inns across Kul Tiras (81).
• Deep-fried butter cookies are a favorite among Kul Tiran sailors returning from sea (87).
• It is no secret that Stormsong Valley is the breadbasket of Kul Tiras. What one may not know, however, is that most of the region’s harvest comes from its orchards. One of their most popular produce crops is peaches (89).
• Ravenberries grow wild on both Kul Tiras and Zuldazar (91).
• Stormwind seasoning herbs are considered a regional specialty of the city from which they get their name. Unsurprisingly, this spice mixture is used in many different recipes native to the southern Eastern Kingdoms (17).
• Chewy fel taffy originates from Tirisfal Glades (67).
• Though one might expect to find undead cuisine practically inedible, the Undercity’s denizens do know quite a few tasty recipes. One is for a type of savory pastry called peppered puffballs (63).

Zandalari Cuisine

• The Zandalari always make the most out of what is locally available when it comes to food. One example of this is the brutosaur, a magnificent creature traditionally employed to haul the trolls’ wares through Zuldazar. Once a brutosaur has carried their last, however, their meat is taken and cooked into a variety of dishes, not the least of which is brutosaur tikka (103).
• Trolls ritually offer up loa loaf at the temples of their loa. It is considered a part of their standard rites (99).
• Zandalari trolls often like to partake in strong spirits after returning from a long day of fishing, boating, or treasure hunting in Nazmir (109).

Cuisine of the Shadowlands

• A spicy, flavorful pepper known as the ember chili is native to Revendreth (19).
• Dusk almonds, a key ingredient in Revendreth’s dusk almond mousse, are incredibly rare (145).
• Ever ones for over-the-top displays, the Venthyr like to roll their night harvest rolls into floral shapes (131).
• Rumor has it a savory treat called quiethounds was originally used to distract hunters patrolling the Shadowlands (133).

Other Cuisine

• In addition to a multitude of other sweets, the elves of Suramar also appear to like cocoa flatcakes (41).
• Suramar spiced tea is an old elven recipe. Though its origins stem back millennia, the drink has become quite popular among Kirin Tor mages and sailors in recent days (53).
• Runewood akvavit is a Stormheim speciality. Legend has it that this drink, which is said to bring vitality, flows endlessly in the Halls of Valor (51).
• Though Pilgrim’s Bounty is widely observed, many cultures and regions of Azeroth have their own festivals to celebrate good harvests (61).
• No one knows where harvest breadsticks originated from, but they have become a harvest festival staple in both Stormwind and Ironforge (61).
• Mah’s warm yak-tail stew is traditionally made in giant steaming cauldrons to feed a whole village. It is not as famous as Pandaria’s lukewarm yak roast broth, but it is just as delicious (121).
• Gnomeregan gnuggets are a popular snack at the Darkmoon Faire (151).
• Nomi got his hummus recipe from the Eye of Eternity in Coldarra (161).
• Hellfire Peninsula is so hot and arid that fruit practically bakes itself there (163).
• Not much grows in Nazjatar naturally (171).
• Sea salt java is only sold in a couple of inns in Nazjatar (173).

• Approx. 2800 Years Before the Dark Portal Opens

 A human warrior named Mereldar begins having visions of beings made of the Light. They teach her and a select few others about the wisdom of virtues such as protection, justice, retribution, holiness, and compassion. Enlightened, Mereldar and the others set out to write down the beings’ teachings in a series of books that eventually inspire the formation of the Church of the Holy Light [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 126].

• ?? Years Before the Dark Portal Opens

The Church of the Holy Light is formally established in Lordaeron [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 126].

• ?? Years Before the Dark Portal Opens

Some members of the Church move south and found the Holy Order of Northshire Clerics on the outskirts of Stormwind City [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 125].

• The Dark Portal Opens

The orcs invade Azeroth, beginning the First War.

• 1 Year After the Dark Portal Opens

The Northshire Clerics – unarmed, untrained, and unable to defend themselves – are killed when the orcish horde razes Stormwind City, though some survive and flee to Southshore with other refugees [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 125-126].

• 4 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

The Second War begins.

• 5 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

Distraught at what had happened to the Northshire clerics during the First War, Archbishop Alonsus Faol proposes the idea of training a small group of priests and knights to wield the Light in battle. They become known as the Order of the Knights of the Silver Hand [Tides of Darkness, Chapter Five].

• 7 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

The Second War ends.

Archbishop Faol re-establishes the mostly defunct Holy Order of Northshire Clerics under the new name the Brotherhood of Northshire [Plaque: Archbishop Alonsus Faol].

• 20 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

Prince Arthas attempts to suspend the Knights of the Silver Hand from service after Uther refuses to join him in culling the infected civilians of Stratholme. Though this does not hold, a rift begins opening up between the members of the order over who should and should not be allowed to join their vaunted ranks [NPC: Arthas Dialogue,Ashbringer: Death is Contagious,Ashes to Ashes].

• 21 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

Alexandros Mograine, the Ashbringer, dies at the hand of one of his sons during battle [Ashbringer: Ashes to Ashes].

• 21 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

Maxwell Tyrosus, disgusted at his comrades’ refusal to allow any non-humans in the Knights of the Silver Hand, leaves and forms his own organization that would not only continue to preach the values of the Holy Light, but also accept all races. This new religious group is called the Argent Dawn [World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume III, pg. 103,Ashbringer: Ashes to Ashes].

• 21 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

The remaining members of the Knights of the Silver Hand officially rebrand themselves the Scarlet Crusade and take up residence in the Scarlet Monastery [Ashbringer: Ashes to Ashes].

• Approx. 23 – 24 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

A select few who shirk the Argent Dawn’s strict code of morals break off from the order and form the Brotherhood of the Light [NPC: Crusade Commander Korfax Dialogue].

• 25 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

The Knights of the Silver Hand are reformed by Tirion Fordring [Quest: In Dreams].

• 26-27 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

After the events at Light’s Hope Chapel that culminates in many death knights gaining independence from the Lich King, Tirion Fordring takes it upon himself to merge the Argent Dawn and the second iteration of the Knights of the Silver Hand into a new organization known as the Argent Crusade [Quest: The Light of Dawn].

• 27 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

The idea of a “Scarlet revival” made from an elite cadre of the Crusade’s most faithful emerges. It is not until the Scarlet Crusaders leave the Eastern Plaguelands arrive in Dragonblight that their leader, High General Brigitte Abbendis, officially sanctions the Scarlet Onslaught [Item: The Diary of High General Abbendis,NPC: Lord-Commander Arete Dialogue].

• 32 Years After the Dark Portal Opens

The Knights of the Silver Hand are revived for a third and final time following Tirion Fordring’s death at the Broken Shore [Quest: A United Force].